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NCHE Partners with the Library of Congress

NCHE

The National Council for History Education (NCHE) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program (TPS). About the Teaching with Primary Sources Program (TPS) The Teaching with Primary Sources program has been the Library of Congresss premier educational outreach program.

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Making Time for Social Studies and Science Without Sacrificing Literacy

TCI

A 2018 national survey found that K-3 teachers spend an average of 89 minutes per day on ELA and 57 minutes on math, but only 18 minutes on science and 16 minutes on social studies. Reading Integration: Use informational texts, primary sources, and document analysis to enhance comprehension and critical thinking.

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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

With the internet, students can access primary source documents, research just about anything, and support their own understanding with explanations accompanied by video, animations, or other helpful visualizations. Over the past two decades, the FCC through its E-Rate program has connected just about every U.S. Access Resources.

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In Philadelphia, a symbol of police brutality comes down, and a monument to black student protesters will go up

The Hechinger Report

About 140 public school buildings are still named after Confederate leaders, according to a 2018 analysis by Education Week. About 140 public school buildings are still named after Confederate leaders, according to a 2018 analysis by Education Week. It sounds weird, a 17-year old girl going to the archives with her friends for fun.

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Charter school leaders should talk more about racism

The Hechinger Report

Management has been denying resources from its schools, and ended 2018 spending $1 million LESS in staff salary costs for program services than in 2017,” said a press release from the Chicago Teachers Union , citing an audit it said was provided by the network’s management. localities.

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Our History Is Not Lost: Resources for Learning and Teaching the Fullness of Black History

ED Surge

2018) Purdy’s “Transforming the Elite” shines a light on a lesser-discussed part of America’s history of segregation — private schools. She retells history with expert analyses of historical artifacts, primary sources and thorough research. 4) in the 1960s, when public schools were required to racially integrate.

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Beyond Screens: The Benefits of Paper-Based Learning for Elementary Students

Studies Weekly

Creating Connections Because Studies Weekly’s print publications are consumable, students can create artifacts to demonstrate their learning by cutting the primary sources and other information out of their publications. Giving students this trust creates a partnership of learning and growth between students and the teacher.